Civil Act of South Korea

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The Civil Act of South Korea is the country’s fundamental private law code governing areas such as family relations, property, contracts, and inheritance.

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Civil Code of South Korea 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South Korean law
civil code
administeredBy Ministry of Justice of South Korea NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Korean Civil Code NERFINISHED
appliesTo juristic persons
natural persons
contains general provisions
provisions on obligations
provisions on real rights
provisions on relatives
provisions on succession
country South Korea
defines capacity to act
legal personhood
obligations arising from contracts
ownership rights
possession
succession to estates
tort liability
enactedBy National Assembly of South Korea NERFINISHED
governs contracts
family relations
inheritance
obligations
private law
property law
real rights
jurisdiction Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
language Korean
legalDomain contract law
family law
inheritance law
property law
legalHierarchy basic private law code of South Korea
legalStatus in force
legalSystem civil law system
partOf South Korean legal system
regulates adoption
divorce
guardianship
marriage
parent–child relationships
shortName Civil Act NERFINISHED
subjectMatter civil law
private relationships between individuals

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Family Courts of South Korea appliesLaw Civil Act of South Korea
BGB influenced Civil Act of South Korea
this entity surface form: Civil Code of South Korea